Events

On May 20, join us virtually for the second session of our Business Masterclass Series with Permjot Valia, the Entrepreneur in Residence for Navigate Startup House - who has invested in more than 50 companies himself and has learned so much from their successes and failures! Responding To A Changing Environment will give you the practical skills to incorporate into your growth strategy a plan for being able to respond quickly to changes – and to spot those changes. This series is FREE for all Chamber members and Innovacorp members. For non-members, the course fee will be $50 per course. REGISTER

Four engineers and a physicist discuss the creation and build of one of the most sophisticated ocean platforms - the Stella Maris. About this event Join us at this month's Ocean Connector as we talk to the team behind Stella Maris - Eastern Canada’s most versatile seabed technology platform. From creation to launch, Sheila, Bruce, Tom, and Jason take a deep dive into what it takes to build something so intricate, a unique testbed for marine instrumentation, and how important it is to have students in the COVE Internship Program involved in the process. Meet the speakers: Sheila Paterson is COVE's COO whose vision was instrumental in bringing Stella Maris to life. Earlier in her career, Sheila worked with high-tech electronics manufacturer Celestica Inc, led a product design group at Cobham Tracking & Locating Ltd. (Orion Electronics), and continuous improvement engineering at IMP Aerospace. She has Chemical Engineering and Science degrees from Dalhousie University. Bruce MacDougall is a computer engineer, tech entrepreneur, and business leader, and has held several senior positions in the ICT sector, most recently as the Regional Vice President of Rogers Communications. Originally from Quebec, Bruce has an engineering degree from McGill and an MBA from Queen’s. […]

The applications of artificial intelligence are transversal across image-guided therapy, from detection and diagnosis to predicting outcomes and responses to changes in treatment. This lecture provides an overview of the current state of artificial intelligence in image-guided therapy, highlights current and imminent challenges and opportunities, and discusses future trends and directions for advancing IGT. Discussion topics will include privacy strategy, ethical considerations, data access, and product design. N.B. This webinar will be presented in English. A recording will be available with English and French subtitles. Register

Join Jamie Beaudry of the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) as he provides an informative webinar on the new Global Bid Opportunity Finder. This session will include an overview and demonstration of the program and a period for questions at the end. This session will provide insights into this tool to assist in the identification of domestic and international leads to support your company's business development plans. About the Global Bid Opportunity Finder Largest source of opportunities exclusively for Canadian companies. Single sign-on to access bid opportunities from 30+ sources, covering 200+ countries, and 5,000+ new opportunities daily. Auto-translated to English and French for you to search, evaluate and action opportunities. Daily alerts of bid opportunities that match your criteria sent directly to your inbox. Search all your favourite e-tendering portals in one place. Stop managing five or six different logins. GBOF sources bid opportunities from over 30 authenticated government sources: TED, Beta.SAM.gov, United Nations Development Programme, and much more. About the presenter: Jamie Beaudry – Director Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Jamie Beaudry joined the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) in September 2019 with a mandate to create an entirely new Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) program to support for Canadian SME […]

Learn how to foster a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Join Diversity & Inclusion Expert, Veronica Utton and Vice President of Business Development at Predictive Success, David Osborne, for a free walkthrough of the newest program from Predictive Success. Learn how to prepare your leaders to create an inclusive workplace, discuss key concepts, and learn why diversity, inclusion, and equity are critical for your organization. All attendees will receive a copy of Predictive Success CEO David Lahey's newest book, "From Hire to Inspire: How to Become the Best Boss" Register

About this event Understanding your customer journey is a capstone to any successful Inbound Marketing Initiative. This fun interactive workshop combines the powerful insights from a Hubspot Customer Journey Workshop and hands-on visualization skills presented by Jill Langer, Bikablo Certified Global Trainer for Canada. In this 90-minute workshop we’ll cover:  The essentials of how to create a customer journey map as a visual representation of the stages a customer goes through with your company. How to enhance this journey map with simple but powerful hand drawn visuals that really tell a story How the power of simple hand drawn visuals enriches your Marketing strategies How to get started with visualization in your marketing efforts. Come ready to learn about the power of a Customer Journey Map, to think outside the box, and pick up a marker and really see your customer’s journey map unfold. Guest Presters: Jill Langer Bikablo Certified Global Trainer for Canada Jill is a process professional with more than a decade of experience planning, designing, and facilitating training, workshops, and programs. She believes that drawing and visualization is about communicating and sharing ideas and that anyone has the ability to learn these basic skills. She empowers people […]